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New York Times, Friday, July 17, 2026

Author:
Coz Berlin
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
19-Across : Does as a group?
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Coz Berlin

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 30 Missing: {FJQXZ} Spans: 9, (3 triple stacks) This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Berlin. Grid flow: 14.2 Friday freshness: 2%
Coz Berlin notes:
Once upon a time, I completed a crossword in the New York Times with nine 15-letter spanner answers, divided into three triple-stack ... read more
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© 2026, The New York Times7/17/26 ( No. 28,010 )
Across
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Savory Chinese dish prepared on a griddle : SCALLIONPANCAKE
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Ended something bad for good : MADEACLEANBREAK
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Had a little of this and that, say : ORDEREDALACARTE
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Dream setting, for short : REM
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Does as a group? : DEER
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Air : MOOD
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Water bearer : EWER
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It's a trap! : SETUP
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Put into play : USED
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Apply for an in-office job? : RUN
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Chase, in a way : WOO
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Pacifists' initiative : ANTIWARMOVEMENT
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Historical figure known to have acquired and dissected human corpses : LEONARDODAVINCI
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Common accompaniment to ribs : MOISTTOWELETTES
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It lacks a permanent host, for short : SNL
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Comedian Margaret : CHO
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Landform commonly seen in a crescent shape on Mars : DUNE
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Phonies : SHAMS
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Candy bar similar to Heath : SKOR
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Start of a tragedy : ACTI
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They typically come in sets of four : PAWS
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One who's been fleeced? : EWE
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French seafood topping named after another country : SAUCEAMERICAINE
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"What on earth will you show some respect for?" : ISNOTHINGSACRED
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Be alert : STANDATTHEREADY
Down
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Sweet sandwich : SMORE
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Rod whom the annual A.L. batting title is named after : CAREW
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Google smartphone feature that edits the photographer into the group shot : ADDME
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Pulitzer-winning author whose only two novels were published 55 years apart : LEE
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Pie crust ingredient : LARD
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Slush Puppie alternative : ICEE
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Dated many years ago? : OLDE
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Approaches : NEARS
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Mate : PAL
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What the names of all but one continent end with : ANA
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Airer of the original "Star Trek" series : NBC
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Marathoner's woe : CRAMP
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Prefix with -nautics : AERO
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Kaelin of the O.J. trial : KATO
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Pulled (out) : EKED
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Spoils : RUINS
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Unearthed? : ERODED
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Island nation north of Fiji : TUVALU
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Rough, in a way : UNEVEN
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Fabric fragment : SWATCH
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Kitt who played Catwoman : EARTHA
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Marvel antagonist who wears a metal mask : DRDOOM
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Headed out : WENT
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Never to be repeated : ONCE
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First name of the singer dubbed the "King of Soul" : OTIS
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Poor gift-giving? : ALMS
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Like some lights : NEON
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Grind away : TOIL
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Cut down on greens? : MOW
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Small amounts : MITES
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Incite to attack, as a dog : SICON
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Exhausted : SPENT
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Knightley of "Bend It Like Beckham" : KEIRA
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Completely defeated : OWNED
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Like marshes : REEDY
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Thrift store tag : ASIS
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Something big when all the world's a stage? : CAST
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It might be on a roll : TUNA
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Exasperated cry : ARGH
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Learned : WISE
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Disney antagonist who rules the Pride Lands : SCAR
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Station information, for short : ETD
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"I've had a breakthrough!" : AHA
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Sch. that releases admission decisions on Pi Day : MIT
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Wizard : ACE

Answer summary:
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